Garage doors operating with torsion springs require a minimum of 9 1 2 inches of headroom while doors using extension springs require a minimum of 4 1 2 inches of headroom.
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Torsion springs are the most common type of springs found in garages and can lift more weight than extension springs.
Torsion springs and extension springs.
Up to 3 of additional headroom may be required for a trolley door opener.
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Dimensions listed cover the most common applications up to 8 high doors and using standard torsion springs with track vertical resting on the floor.
Some door or spring configurations will need additional headroom due to different components required to counter balance the door.
When the spring unwinds the energy is released causing the door to rise.
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Center bracket by its stationary cone and to the axle torsion tube by its winding cone.
Track sets come in bolted and riveted solutions and suitable for panel overhead doors.
It is possible to mount torsion springs in a garage with only 5 inches of headroom.
Mounted horizontally above the opening garage door torsion springs are twisted as the door goes down storing energy in the process.
Torsion springs are usually mounted directly above the door and sometimes on older homes with less room in the garage they can be mounted to the rear of the garage rear mounted torsion.
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However this requires mounting the torsion spring on the rear of the horizontal tracks.
If you aren t able to install a rear torsion spring system on a low head room garage you ll need to install extension springs.
There are two main kinds of residential garage door springs.
A rear torsion spring system is perfect when there is low head room in a garage.